A mobile app has also been launched to provide immediate information about potholes on the road and to proceed with repairs.
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A road ambulance has been brought into operation to urgently repair potholes on Kathmandu's roads. The road repair ambulance has been brought into use for the first time in Nepal.
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising on Thursday inaugurated the road repair ambulance brought into use by the Road Division Office, Kathmandu. The ambulance will be used to immediately repair roads of strategic importance within the Kathmandu district under the jurisdiction of the Road Division Office, Kathmandu.
A mobile app has also been launched to provide immediate information about potholes seen on the road and proceed with the repairs. In which, a system can be set up to take and upload photos of the condition of the potholes immediately and update details after repair can be kept.
Minister Ghising said in the program that the road ambulance has been used as a model in Nepal and that it will be expanded to other major cities to address complaints about road maintenance. He emphasized the need to make the service delivery of road maintenance more effective by installing state-of-the-art equipment like in developed countries.
Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Keshav Kumar Sharma and Director General of the Road Department Bijay Jaishi said that the use of road ambulances will immediately address the complaints regarding road maintenance.
Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Ishwor Raj Poudel said that the ambulances will help in making road maintenance work effective and transparent.
Chief of Road Division Kathmandu Subodh Kumar Devkota said that the use of ambulances will ensure that the roads will be ready 365 days and 24 hours a day, and that smooth movement can be ensured by repairing the roads immediately.
A trained technical team along with the ambulance will reach the spot where the potholes are found and complete the repair work quickly. There are warning lights for traffic management during the work. Emergency repairs can be carried out even during rush hour.
